Roger Moore Roger Moore Executive summary: James Bond after Sean Connery Military service: Military Intelligence (required National Service, 2nd Lt.) Roger Moore grew up in London, and lived through the blitz during WWII. As a young man, he worked as a model and, briefly, as a draftsman, before being accepted to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. He made his film debut with a tiny role as a soldier in two 1945 films, Caesar and Cleopatra with Claude Rains and Vivien Leigh and Perfect Strangers with Robert Donat and Deborah Kerr . But Moore was mostly seen as a TV actor, after starring as Ivanhoe in a 1958-59 series, and The Alaskans the following season. When James Garner refused to play Bret on Maverick in 1961, Moore was brought in to star as his cousin Beauregarde. Moore and Tony Curtis were The Persuaders in the early 1970s. Moore is best remembered on the small screen as Simon Templar, the lead spy in The Saint, which prefigured his role as James Bond.

Moore made dozens of movies, but none were particularly memorable until Sean Connery refused to reprise his role as James Bond, and Moore became 007 in Live and Let Die (1973). Moore was three years older than Connery, and in Moore's final Bond film, A View To A Kill in 1985, he was 58, making him the oldest actor to play Bond. Moore's Bond was seen as somewhat silly, with wisecracks always at the ready, many of which were improvised by Moore. Father: George Moore (London policeman) Mother: Lillian Pope (housewife) Wife: Doorn Van Steyn (ice skater, m. 9-Dec-1946, div. 1953) Wife: Dorothy Squires (singer, m. 6-Jul-1953, div. 1968, d. 1995 cancer) Wife: Luisa Mattioli (actress, m. 11-Apr-1969, div. 1996, one daughter, two sons) Son: Geoffrey Robert Moore (restaurateur, b.

28-Jul-1966) Daughter: Deborah Moore (actress, b. 27-Oct-1963) Son: Christian Moore (b. 1973) Wife: Kristina Tholstrup ("Kiki", Danish stewardess, dated 1996-2002, m. 10-Mar-2002) Golden Globe 1980 for World Film Favorite, Male Roger Moore - Biography - IMDb Roger Moore Biography Showing all 212 items Jump to: Overview (3) | Mini Bio (2) | Spouse (4) | Trade Mark (6) | Trivia (111) | Personal Quotes (76) | Salary (10) Overview (3) 6' 1" (1.85 m) Mini Bio (2) Roger Moore will perhaps always be remembered as the man who replaced Sean Connery in the James Bond series, arguably something he never lived down. Roger George Moore was born on October 14, 1927 in Stockwell, London, England, the son of Lillian (Pope) and George Alfred Moore, a policeman.

He first wanted to be an artist, but got into films full time after becoming an extra in the late 1940s. Moore also served in the British military during the Second World War. He came to America in 1953. Suave, extremely handsome, and an excellent actor, he got a contract with MGM . His initial foray met with mixed success, with movies like Diane (1956) and Interrupted Melody (1955), as well as The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954). Moore went into television in the 1950s in shows like Ivanhoe (1958) and The Alaskans (1959), but probably got the most recognition from Maverick (1957), as cousin Beau. In 1962, he got his big breakthrough, at least internationally, as The Saint (1962). The show made him a superstar and he became very successful thereafter. Moore ended his run as the Saint, and was one of the premier stars of the world, but he was not catching on in America.

In an effort to change this, he agreed to star with Tony Curtis in ITC's The Persuaders! (1971), but although hugely popular in Europe, it did not catch on in the United States and was canceled. Just prior to making the series, he starred in the dark The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970), which proved there was far more to Moore than the light-hearted roles he had previously accepted. Next, he was offered and accepted the role of James Bond, and once audiences got used to the change of style from Connery's portrayal, they also accepted him. Live and Let Die (1973), his first Bond movie, grossed more outside of America than Diamonds Are Forever (1971); Connery's last outing as James Bond. He went on to star in another six Bond films, before bowing out after A View to a Kill (1985) in 1985. He was 57 at the time the film was made and was looking a little too old for Bond - it was possibly one film too many.

In between times, there had been more success with appearances in films such as That Lucky Touch (1975), Shout at the Devil (1976), The Wild Geese (1978), Escape to Athena (1979) and ffolkes (1980). Despite his fame from the Bond films and many others, the United States never completely took to him until he starred in The Cannonball Run (1981) alongside Burt Reynolds , a big hit there. After relinquishing his role as Bond, his work load tended to diminish a little, though he did star in the American box office flop Fire, Ice & Dynamite (1990), as well as the comedy Bullseye! (1990), with Michael Caine . He did the overlooked comedy Bed & Breakfast (1991), as well as the television movie The Man Who Wouldn't Die (1994), and then the major Jean-Claude Van Damme flop The Quest (1996). Moore then took second rate roles such as Spice World (1997), and the American television series The Dream Team (1999).

Although his film work may have slowed down, he is still very much in the public eye, be it appearing on television chat shows or hosting documentaries. Roger Moore was created a Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 31 December 1998 in the New Year Honours list for services to UNICEF and on 14 June 2003, in the Queen's Birthdays honors, was promoted to Knight Commander of the same order his services to the charities UNICEF and Kiwanis International. Tinted gold-rimmed spectacles (worn in later years) Trivia (111) During the early stages of his career, Roger collected towels from the hotels he stayed in. However, he stopped when a British newspaper printed a story entitled "Roger Moore is a towel thief". He revealed on So Graham Norton (1998) that he still has the collection in his Swiss home. He succeeded Audrey Hepburn as goodwill ambassador for UNICEF. Father of Geoffrey Moore , Christian Moore and Deborah Moore .

He was created a Commander of the Order of the British Empire on December 31, 1998 in the New Year Honours list for services to UNICEF and on June 14, 2003, in the Queen's Birthdays honours, was promoted to Knight Commander of the same order his services to the charities UNICEF and Kiwanis International. Was scheduled to make his musical theatre debut as Sir George in "Aspects of Love" in 1990. He left the production days before his escape clause expired due to his own concerns over his singing ability. He was replaced by Kevin Colson . Received an International Humanitarian Award from the London Variety Club for his charity work. [May 2000] His father, George Alfred Moore, was a policeman. Whilst doing National Service, Moore served with Military Intelligence. In just a few days after he had arrived in the United States in 1952, he appeared in the television play World by the Tail (1953). Good friends with Lois Maxwell , who played Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond movies.

They first met in mid 1940s at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, where they were in the same class in 1944. On January 13, 2001, Roger and his then companion, Christina 'Kiki' Tholstrup , escaped injury when another vehicle collided with the actor's car. Airbags were attributed to preventing injury. They married the next year. In 1990, he participated as a guest host in "33 Zecchino d'Oro". Received an honorary degree from Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (1999). His contract for the 007 films provided him with an unlimited supply of Montecristo cigars during filming. The bill for this typically ran to thousands of pounds. Resides in Switzerland and Monte Carlo with his wife Christina 'Kiki' Tholstrup (2002). In 1954, he was offered contracts with the Royal Shakespeare Company or MGM. Noël Coward advised him to go for the money. Despite playing James Bond in seven Bond films, he never ordered a vodka martini shaken not stirred. He was the oldest person to debut as James Bond.

He was age 45 when Live and Let Die (1973) was filmed. On May 21, 1964, he was Air France's 8,000,000th passenger. On May 7, 2003, he collapsed during a matinee performance of the Broadway comedy "The Play What I Wrote", but finished the show after a 10-minute break. Roger was playing the role of the mystery guest star, which the cameo role is filled by celebrities, when he fainted toward the end of the second act. He was taken to the hospital after the show. The next day, he was fitted with a pacemaker - something he had been previously told he would eventually have to get. Was best man at friends Bryan Forbes and Nanette Newman 's wedding Ironically for his first Razzie nomination (Worst Supporting Actor in Spice World (1997)), he went head to head with another former Bond, Sean Connery in The Avengers (1998), also receiving his first Razzie nomination. However, neither man won.

He was older than any other actor to play James Bond when he portrayed him age 57 in A View to a Kill (1985). Sean Connery was age 52 when he last played Bond in Never Say Never Again (1983). A close friend of the Danish Royal Family, especially the Grevinde Alexandra , attended the Christening of Princess Alexandra and Prins Joachim 's youngest son, Felix. Attended the wedding of the Danish Kronprins Frederik and Kronprinsesse Mary on May 14, 2004. He was born in the same Labour Ward in London as the actor Brian Weske , five years previously. Attended the wedding of Joan Collins and Percy Gibson . Underwent surgery for prostate cancer in 1993. Speaks Italian perfectly, former wife Luisa Mattioli is an Italian citizen. Was cast in two roles that were originally offered to Patrick McGoohan : Simon Templar in The Saint (1962) and James Bond in Live and Let Die (1973). Often spends summers in Hornbæk, Denmark, where his wife Christina 'Kiki' Tholstrup has a summer house.

Detests doing scenes that involve him shooting firearms - which caused him to ruin countless 007 takes. Quit smoking cigarettes in 1971 following a stern lecture from Tony Curtis on the set of The Persuaders! (1971). Both he and his daughter, Deborah Moore , have acted in the James Bond franchise. She played the air hostess in Die Another Day (2002). Officially announced his retirement from playing James Bond on December 3, 1985, as it was agreed by all involved in the franchise that Moore had got too old for the role by that point. Moore himself was quoted as saying that he felt embarrassed to be seen performing love scenes with beautiful actresses who were young enough to be his daughters. Took part in a special celebrity edition of Blind Date on The Prince's Trust 30th Birthday: Live (2006). He and actor Richard E. Grant lost to The X Factor (2004)'s Chico Slimani , who got to date Dame Edna Everage (aka Barry Humphries ). Publicly supported the Conservative Party in the 2001 General Election.

Chose a Swedish conference on child abuse to announce to the world that he too was a victim. He said he was molested as a child, but not seriously. He waited until he was age 16 to tell his mother because he said he was "ashamed". Rides in or drives a motor-powered boat in every James Bond movie he has appeared in. Has played James Bond in seven movies of the official EON series, the most of any actor to date ( Sean Connery also played Bond in seven films, but one of them, Never Say Never Again (1983), was unofficial). He never drove the most famous of all James Bond cars in a Bond film i.e. a 1964 silver birch Aston Martin DB5 or any other Aston Martin model. The DB5 was made famous by the Sean Connery James Bond movies Goldfinger (1964) and then Thunderball (1965) with later models appearing in some subsequent Bond pictures. However, Moore, who played James Bond seven times, has only ever been seen on screen with this make once and that was in The Cannonball Run (1981) where he self-parodies his James Bond persona.

In this movie, the DB5's license plate number was 6633PP. Following the suggestion that fugitive train robber Ronald Biggs make a cameo appearance in the Brazil episode of Moonraker (1979), he replied in rather colorful terms that he did not want the escaped prisoner anywhere near the film, as his own father had been a London Policeman. All the scenes in which showed Moore running in his seven Bond movies were performed by doubles, since the actor felt he looked awkward running. When presenting the Best Actor Oscar awards at the The 45th Annual Academy Awards (1973), Moore ended up taking home the Oscar accidentally. The winner of the award, Marlon Brando , refused the award, and Sacheen Littlefeather , who Brando sent to make a speech to refuse the Oscar, also publicly refused to take the statuette from Moore. Nearly died from double pneumonia when he was five. Underwent three operations to remove kidney stones in his thirties. Has named The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) as his favorite Bond movie of the seven he starred in, and A View to a Kill (1985) as his least favorite.

Attended the funeral of Sir John Mills in Denham, Buckinghamshire on April 27, 2005. He was close friends and neighbours with the late Sir Peter Ustinov . Quit smoking cigars after undergoing major surgery for prostate cancer when he was age 65. Ironically, for an actor who has played a weapons-wielding James Bond in no fewer than seven movies, Moore suffers from hoplophobia (fear of firearms). Intended For Your Eyes Only (1981) to be his final Bond movie, since he was nearly age 54. Close friends with David Niven , Tommy Cooper , Dudley Moore and Sir Elton John . Although Moore claimed to have quit smoking cigarettes while filming The Persuaders! (1971), a filmed interview from on the set of For Your Eyes Only (1981) shows him smoking a cigarette. Future EastEnders (1985) star Mike Reid worked as his underwater stunt double in The Saint (1962), but was fired after making fun of Moore's thinning hair. Hates being wet when acting.

In Moonraker (1979), he had to do a whole scene wet, in the "Mayan pyramid". Although critics often accused him of not looking tough enough to play superspy James Bond, he once beat up legendary American hellraiser Lee Marvin while they were filming Shout at the Devil (1976). Marvin recalled, "The guy is built like granite. Nobody will ever underestimate him again.". Used to own a house in Eaton Square in London, but was only allowed to spend a maximum of ninety days a year there for tax reasons. While filming the interrogation scene opposite Richard Burton and Richard Harris in The Wild Geese (1978), Moore made the unheard of request to have a cut in his lines. After another take he suggested all his lines should be cut. When the director Andrew V. McLaglen asked him why, he replied, "Do you seriously think I want to act against these guys? I'll just sit here and puff on my cigar.". The Living Daylights (1987) was originally written for him, but the script was changed slightly to suit Timothy Dalton after Moore announced his retirement from the role.

He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7007 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on October 11, 2007 (three days before his 80th birthday). In March 1996, when his former wife Dorothy Squires underwent surgery for bladder cancer at the BUPA Hospital in Cardiff, he picked up the £6,000 bill. He did not attend her funeral two years later, but instead sent a bouquet of purple tulips, lilies of the valley and orange flowers with a card saying: "I've said it with flowers. Roger.". Prior to the release of The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Moore filed a lawsuit against his ex-wife Dorothy Squires to prevent her from publishing a book about their life together. She would eventually be declared bankrupt in 1986. In 1964, eight years before he took over the movie role, Moore played James Bond in a hilarious sketch on the BBC comedy show, Mainly Millicent: Episode dated 17 July 1964 (1964).

In the sketch, Bond is on holiday at a resort, when he encounters a female Russian spy (played by Millicent Martin, the star of the show), who is also on holiday. Bond and the female spy spend the sketch trying to do each other in. The sketch is included in the "Live and Let Die" Ultimate Edition DVD. While a struggling young actor in the early 1950s, he briefly worked as a truck driver. Many years later, he impressed the crew on the set of A View to a Kill (1985) with his truck driving skills. He had intended to act in A Bridge Too Far (1977), but was forced to pull out after production on The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) was delayed by a year. He has always been very honest about the fact that he did not perform any of his own stunts as Bond, unlike Sean Connery , George Lazenby , Timothy Dalton and Daniel Craig . His least favourite of his films is The Quest (1996). He considered himself to be miscast in Escape to Athena (1979) and ffolkes (1980).

He was a close friend and admirer of the right-wing writer William F. Buckley . Confessed in a television interview that when he first traveled to the United States in the 1950s, he landed a supporting role in the Broadway production of "A Pin to See the Peepshow", a show that both began and ended on the same day (September 17, 1953). Has said he would like to play a villain in a Bond movie starring Daniel Craig , but accepts that can never happen. His popularity as Bond led to him starring in several movies during the 1970s and early 1980s. However, although some were financially successful, most received poor reviews. Confirmed in an interview with the Sunday Telegraph magazine that he's completely retired from acting. [April 2009] In 1954, he signed a seven year contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. However, he was released from this contract after only two years following the massive critical and commercial failure of Diane (1956). Makes no secret of the fact that he loves the old basic British snack of baked beans on toast.

Adores the comedy of Dawn French and Billy Connolly , to name a few. Has appeared in episodes of three different series with Patrick Troughton : Ivanhoe (1958), The Saint (1962) and The Persuaders! (1971). Denies being approached for the role of James Bond from the very beginning. Never had to audition for the role of Simon Templar on The Saint (1962). Roger Moore's fear of firearms stems from a childhood incident when his brother shot him in the leg with an air rifle by accident when he was age 14. Moved the family to Geneva when he refused to pay inflated British taxes. Curd Jürgens , who played the Bond villain Stromberg in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) had become a good friend of his and loaned Moore his chalet until the family found a new home. Moore and his agent accepted each Bond movie on a film to film basis, instead of signing on for several. He was awarded Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters by French culture minister Christine Albanel in 2008.

When Moore had to take Marlon Brando 's Oscar home with him, people outside the ceremony thought Moore had won instead. The Academy sent cars around to his house the next morning to retrieve it. Admits to being a hypochondriac and suffers from vertigo. By 1985, Moore owned three different houses. Remained close friends with Albert R. Broccoli right up until Broccoli's death. In 1986, Moore was named the New York Friars Club's Man of the Year. Made a captain in the police by the captain of the Maine state police force. He retains the power to arrest. Owes much of his success to Lew Grade . He and his wife Christina 'Kiki' Tholstrup love the theatre. Has a pacemaker just like his father. His stepdaughter's boyfriend Janus Friis invented Skype. A huge fan of Rudyard Kipling , Moore was invited to the Nobel Museum in 2007 and gave a 90 minute lecture on Kipling. He had his first child Deborah Moore at age 36. In 2005, Germany awarded Moore the Federal Cross of Merit.

He was the final guest ever on The Muppet Show (1976). Lived with Luisa Mattoili from 1961 before marrying her in 1968 during which time they had the first two of their three children. Moore was conscripted into National Service after World War II and did not serve during the war. He eventually became a Captain. He was the only actor to have played both James Bond and Sherlock Holmes. Mentioned in the song "You Know I'm No Good" by Amy Winehouse . Divides his time between his homes in Monaco (summer) and Switzerland (winter) (2010). The only James Bond actor to be older than the man he replaced in the series, being three years older than Sean Connery. Visited Iceland for a UNICEF program to help educate children in Africa. [November 2005] Wore a small hairpiece in all his Bond films. Received an honorary degree (Doctor of Laws) from the University of Hertfordshire on November 21, 2012. He has a number of favourites from his own era in the James Bond franchise.

His favourite gadget is the magnetic watch from Live and Let Die (1973). His favourite villain is Christopher Lee 's Francisco Scaramanga from The Man with the Golden Gun (1974). His favourite girl is Barbara Bach 's Anya Amasova from The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). His favourite henchman was Richard Kiel 's Jaws from The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Moonraker (1979). He has stated more or less that anything from A View to a Kill (1985) is his least favourite. He was offered the role of Lieutenant General Brian Horrocks in A Bridge Too Far (1977) but he was forced to decline due to a scheduling conflict with The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). He became available when the shooting of the Bond film was delayed. However, Horrocks had approval over the casting and turned Moore down. The role instead went to Edward Fox . Coincidentally, Moore's Bond predecessor Sean Connery played Major General R.E. Urquhart in A Bridge Too Far (1977). In an episode of The Persuaders!

(1971), a stolen briefcase is opened to find the contents of the original case have been substituted with 10 James Bond novels. Three of the visible titles are Bond movies that Roger Moore would later portray the famous spy. Live and Let Die (1973), For Your Eyes Only (1981) Octopussy (1983). Son born in 1973. Has named the lowbrow sitcom Married with Children (1987) as a guilty pleasure, and was a friend of star Katey Sagal 's father, director Boris Sagal . Personal Quotes (76) (1998) Over the last year I've rather enjoyed making documentaries for a company called Associated Television, run by a man called David Mackenzie. And we shot a couple in Russia, one in Moscow and one in St. Petersburg... they are called "The KGB Files". To me, the Bond situations are so ridiculous, so outrageous. I mean, this man is supposed to be a spy and yet, everybody knows he's a spy. Every bartender in the world offers him martinis that are shaken, not stirred. What kind of serious spy is recognized everywhere he goes?

It's outrageous. So you have to treat the humor outrageously as well. My personality is entirely different than previous Bonds. I'm not that cold-blooded killer type. Which is why I play it mostly for laughs. I must tell you the truth - I have not seen them, and for a very good reason. Knowing that I would get asked questions like that, I'm always desperately honest. If I didn't like the performance, I don't know how I would answer. I do know Timothy, and he is a very, very pleasant chap and a good actor. - When asked for his opinion about the James Bond movies featuring his successor Timothy Dalton [his explanation for his comical approach to James Bond] I don't believe in Bond as a hero. It's a load of nonsense. How can you be a spy when any bar you walk into, the bartender says, "Ah, Mr Bond. Shaken, not stirred?". [on his son who owns the London restaurant "Hush"] You could say he has a "License to Grill". Both Sean and I will be forgotten after everybody sees Pierce.

After seeing Pierce Brosnan playing James Bond on the set of the film GoldenEye (1995) My personality is entirely different than his. I can't play the cold-blooded killer that Sean can do so well, which is why I play it for laughs. - Comparing his portrayal of James Bond with Sean Connery 's Today I am completely opposed to small arms and what they can do to children. I played every role tongue-in-cheek because I don't really believe in that sort of hero. I don't like guns. I'm delighted to hear that Daniel Craig has been appointed the new 007. It's a very exciting time and I would like to wish everyone at Eon much success, and welcome Daniel to the family. You're not a star till they can spell your name in Vladivostok. A lot of actors didn't make their start until in their prime - I remember Buster Merryfield - who played Uncle Albert in Only Fools and Horses.... (1981) - saying that it wasn't until he retired as a bank clerk that he got involved with amateur dramatics, and then acting on television.

A lot of my reading over the next few months will be the works of Hans Christian Andersen - I have been appointed an ambassador for the bicentenary celebrations of his birth next year. Bond was escapism, but not meant to be imitated in real life. But if asked which of my co-stars had the biggest effect and impact on me, I say - without hesitation - Eleanor Parker . I was pretty - so pretty that actresses didn't want to work with me. My acting range? Left eyebrow raised, right eyebrow raised. If I kept all my bad notices, I'd need two houses. I've never received a nomination for an Academy Award - and that after I went to the trouble of learning two more facial expressions. [on saving Elstree Studios]: Hertsmere Council extended it a lifeline when it needed it most, and invested heavily. Now that they are seeking to pass on the ownership, I hope that an equally passionate and caring owner can be found; and help take the studio into one of the most exciting periods of film and new media production. [Comparing his interpretation of "James Bond" to Sean Connery 's] Sean's jokes come from left field and I let people know a joke was coming.

I basically said "I'm have a good time doing this, and I hope you're having a good time watching me have a good time.". [on For Your Eyes Only (1981)] I was starting to feel I was a bit long in the tooth even then. Of course, I do my own stunts. And I also do my own lying. I suppose I was just window-dressing at MGM. You might call me Taylor's dummy. I wore Walter Plunkett 's costumes beautifully though. I was the last of the Englishmen, after Edmund Purdom and Stewart Granger , both of whom had been giving them trouble in Hollywood. I very quickly learned that I had to be highly humble and obsequious and grovel a lot. [on finally deciding to leave the role of James Bond after seven 007 movies] I think it was the interminable farewell tour of the variety artists, you know? You can't keep on saying that you're not doing any more and then doing another one. So I just had to say that was it. I had done enough. I mean, for the last three I was getting a little restless. But I had an absolute splendid time doing the Bond films.

I played a lot of backgammon, managed to steal a lot of wardrobe, and got well paid. Nothing could beat it! (Interview with author David Giammarco, "For Your Eyes Only: Behind the Scenes of the James Bond Films") [on A View to a Kill (1985)] I was horrified on the last Bond I did. Whole slews of sequences where Christopher Walken was machine-gunning hundreds of people. I said "That wasn't Bond, those weren't Bond films." It stopped being what they were all about. You didn't dwell on the blood and the brains spewing all over the place. Sadly, I had to retire from the Bond films. The girls were getting younger, or I was just getting too old. I have no idea. I had never met Ian Fleming , but I remember when the search for Bond was going on. I really wasn't aware of Bond until then. I was doing The Saint (1962) and The Daily Express was conducting a search for Bond.

However, since I was involved with The Saint (1962) I would not have been available, although Cubby told me later that I had been on 'the short list.' (when asked if Ian Fleming had originally considered him for the role of James Bond) It used to take them hours and hours in make-up to give me character. Now I've got the character, they take it all out. I like Bond. But it's silly to take it seriously. It's just a great big comic strip. [on A View to a Kill (1985)] I was only about four hundred years too old for the part. People don't realize how physically demanding the role is. I'm still amazed how many people ask me to this day if I did my own stunts. I tell them if I did or Sean did or Pierce did then we would have been physically dead by the end of the first reel of every film! Sean and I never discussed our experiences... not even with the leading ladies! Actors don't really sit around discussing the parts they've played -- just in case someone says, "That was crap!". I have seen Daniel Craig in a number of films. He is a thundering good actor.

The movie Casino Royale (2006) showed me that he is one hell of an athlete. I am disappointed by what is happening today in television. We seem to have gone into an age of cruelty where everything is put down. Even I notice dear Cilla Black has got a new format. Now they have 'ditch' - a poor girl comes up and if you don't like her face, get rid of her. I think it's absolutely terrible. It's appalling. It's humiliating. I've not planned my funeral. I'm not the Queen. A procession through the streets of Stockwell would be nice, I suppose. But when I go, I'd just like everyone to say: "He lived longer than anyone I knew.". The wonderful thing about age is that your knees don't work as well, you can't run down steps quite as easily and obviously you can't lift heavy weights. But your mind doesn't feel any different. I read the obituary columns and I think "Oh goodness, he was only 93!". As a child, I had mumps and the measles. Chickenpox. Tonsils out. I didn't learn the alphabet until I was 11.

I was circumcised at eight. Much better than having it done later, like my old friend in the army, Captain Hornby of the Royal Artillery. Afterwards I said to Matron, "You can't call Hornby 'old cock' anymore!". I'm the worst Bond, according to the Internet. Generally hated! I was too funny, too light. Didn't take it seriously enough. Well, I mean, this is a man who is supposed to be a spy. And yet he turns up in bars and hotels around the world, and everyone says, "Ah, Mr. Bond, we've been expecting you." Everybody knows who he is and what he wants to drink. It's the same with the Bond girls. All the new ones say, "Oh, I'm going to be different from the others", but before long it's always the same - "Oh, James!". [on Quantum of Solace (2008)] I am happy to have done it, but I'm sad that it has turned so violent. That's keeping up with the times, it's what cinema-goers seem to want and it's proved by the box-office figures. Of course, I was getting long in the tooth.

I was 58 when I finished. My god, Gary Cooper was seemingly an old man when he was about 56 doing Love in the Afternoon (1957) with Audrey Hepburn . And I started to realize. When the leading ladies came in and they were younger than my daughter, I thought "Hmm, this is getting on a bit." And then... God, I could have had them as granddaughters. It becomes rather disgusting - dirty old man. Well, I still got paid, and had a lot of laughs. I didn't regret any of it. I note that occasionally when I look at the Internet and I've typed in a reference and then suddenly up comes my name again and then I see the blogs where people write that I was too light and I was too old. I would love to be remembered as one of the greatest Lears or Hamlets. But, as that's not going to happen, I'm quite happy I did Bond. [on his knighthood] I am so proud to be the recipient of this great honour. I accept this title on behalf of the many thousands of volunteers and workers at Unicef who dedicate their lives to helping the millions of children in need around the world today.

Lew ( Lew Grade ) was quite simply a gem. When he was at the height of his powers his energy was enormous. He would get off a plane without any jet lag and just go straight to work. His health regime consisted of never having butter and smoking cigars all day long. I like to play things for humour. Particularly as I was playing a hero because I consider myself to be devoutly unheroic to the extent of being a sheer coward. I think any heroism I have is the fact that I did things physically that I was absolutely petrified of doing. I was as surprised as everyone else was to be cast as Bond, particularly since I was already forty-five at the time. [on the death of his friend and The Persuaders! (1971) co-star Tony Curtis ] He'll be remembered as a very good actor when people start reflecting on the amount of work he did both in drama and comedy. He certainly was wonderful in Some Like It Hot (1959) and he was quite brilliant in The Boston Strangler (1968) and in the film that he did with Sidney Poitier , The Defiant Ones (1958).

[on why he took the role of James Bond] When I was a young actor at RADA, Noël Coward was in the audience one night. He said to me after the play, "Young man, with your devastating good looks and your disastrous lack of talent, you should take any job ever offered you. In the event that you're offered two jobs simultaneously, take the one that offers the most money." Here I am. [on leaving the role of James Bond] I left the role when I realized that my female co-stars had mothers who were younger than I was. [on Quantum of Solace (2008)_] I didn't like the last Bond film, it was like a long, disjointed commercial. Sean ( Sean Connery ) is a good actor, it's a pity I can't understand what he's saying. I'm a Conservative. I always have been. Most young people that were brought up with parents who were in jobs like the police force are Conservative in their thinking. You don't have to be rich, wealthy, high income to be Conservative. I just think that Conservatism is the way to run a country. I would have been very upset if we had had to take the Queen off our currency.

They'd probably have to take her off the stamps and everything. I am British and I'm fiercely independent and I think we should be independent. I jokingly said once that the reason the banks were in trouble, particularly the Royal Bank of Scotland, was that Sean Connery had drawn out all his money in cash. I come back to England often enough not to miss it, to see the changes, to find some of the changes good. I paid my taxes at the time that I was earning a decent income, so I've already paid my due. (Asked what would make him return to the United Kingdom) Being able to afford a house in the country. I would come back like a shot. I seem to replace everyone. [what it was like working with Grace Jones on A View to a Kill (1985)] I've always said if you've nothing nice to say about someone, then you should say nothing. So I'll say nothing about Grace Jones. [after witnessing the poverty in foreign countries] I can never leave the tap running while cleaning my teeth. If I can use what celebrity I have to open doors for the betterment of children's lives, than my career in movies has produced an added bonus.

I have now been working with UNICEF for 19 years and have yet to meet a hard-headed person in the organization. Food has always been a passion of mine - see the waistline for proof. I've often been asked what I might like my epitaph to be. Well that's easy. I've no intention of going anywhere so won't need one! UNICEF is the most rewarding thing I've ever done. [on being awarded Knighthood for his charity work] I am doubly proud because this is an acknowledgment of UNICEF, an organization I am honored to work for. I loved Casino Royale (2006) and Daniel Craig . He is a wonderful actor, certainly the best actor to play Bond. I have never been guilty of method acting or even acting if you want to argue a point. Bond is an enigmatic character. My only real clue to his personality was a line from one of the books, where he said that he didn't particularly enjoy killing people, but he took pride in doing it well. So that was how I played him. [on George Lazenby ] Well, Lazenby had a big disadvantage in that he hadn't been an actor before, but he was a model.

He did look good, and that is how he came into the role. Of course, I do not regret the Bond days. I regret that sadly heroes in general are depicted with guns in their hands, and to tell the truth, I have always hated guns and what they represent. (on David Cameron ) I think he's doing absolutely wonderfully well, despite the opposition from many members of his own party. Traitors, I call them. I mean any hardliner within the Conservative Party who speaks out against their leader. You should support your leader. I do not have time to sit down and regret anything although sometimes I wish I had been able to see more of my parents while they were alive and have done more for them. (on the Russian population of Monaco) I'm afraid we're overstuffed with Russians. All the restaurant menus are in Russian now. (on Die Another Day (2002)) I thought it just went too far - and that's from me, the first Bond in space! Invisible cars and dodgy CGI footage? Please! They gave the public what they wanted, though maybe they too realised there was only so far they could push it before Bond became a caricature of himself, and the funeral directors were called in.

Of course I have great pride in being English. We were brought up with the idea that 'We are the best', which is not quite true. I'm proud to be British. I said English, but I meant British. So I did four films with MGM with my face never moving. I went on to make the Saint TV series and no-one was telling me I couldn't do this or that. I've got three expressions - left eyebrow up, right eyebrow up, both eyebrows up together. They always say that I'm the one eyebrow actor, which is true. I don't do it so much these days. I find gravity weighs things down and it's much more difficult. I wouldn't want to get into a fist fight with Sean. He's big. [on Daniel Craig playing James Bond]I think we're very lucky to have him because he is quite extraordinary. I always say that Sean Connery looked like a killer but Daniel Craig would finish it off. [on seeing Daniel Craig in Casino Royale (2006)]I thought that he did more action in the first seven minutes than I did in seven movies!

Salary (10) Roger Moore - Film Actor, Television Actor, Producer, Philanthropist - Biography.com Famous British Actors Synopsis British actor Roger Moore was born on October 14, 1927, in London, England. He made his film debut in 1945 and appeared on Broadway and in television roles throughout the 1940s and 1950s. He is best known for playing the dashing spy James Bond, a role he mastered in seven films from Live and Let Die (1973) to A View to a Kill (1985). The Queen of England knighted him in 2003, and he was named a Commander in France's National Order of Arts and Letters in 2008. Early Life Roger Moore was born in London, England, on October 14, 1927, to a policeman father and a housewife mother. Moore did well in school, attending Hackford Road elementary and Battersea Grammar School, and he also was a notably good swimmer (which would come in handy in a few James Bond movies decades later).

Moore dropped out of school when he was 15 and went to work for Publicity Picture Productions, a London film company, where he became an animation apprentice. Moore’s first foray into the film world would end badly though, when he was quickly fired. He would, however, rely on his good looks for some early acting work soon after, making his film debut in a bit part in Caesar and Cleopatra (1945). In his first big break, director Brian Desmond Hurst noticed Moore, liked what he saw and found him a spot at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, additionally paying his tuition. But Moore’s budding acting career was interrupted at age 18 when the Army came calling, and he remained in the military, stationed in Germany, for nearly three years, a time during which he married for the first of four times, to actress Doorn van Steyn. Then it was back to London to pick up where he had left off with his acting career, something that proved to be an uphill battle. Bigger Roles In 1953, Moore remarried (to singer Dorothy Squires), moved to the U.S. and immediately landed a role on TV’s World by the Tail.

This role finally got Moore’s phone ringing, and it was major Hollywood studios on the other end of the line: the likes of Warner Bros., Paramount and MGM all wanted to set up meetings. Moore ended up contracted by MGM for $250 a week and soon appeared in his first big role in The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954). He was busy after that, appearing in Interrupted Melody (1955), The King’s Thief (1955) and Diane (1956), the last of which marked his first role as a leading man. However, it also marked the beginning of the end of his MGM contract, as none of these films propelled Moore to stardom and he jumped ship, signing next with Warner Bros. Shortly after beginning his relationship with Warner, Moore began acting in TV roles, starring in such shows as The Alaskans (1959–60) and, most notably, The Saint (1962–69), a popular British show that aired around the world and finally made Moore a household name.

(Its final season also marked the end of Moore’s marriage to Squires and the beginning of his third, to Italian actress Luisa Mattioli, with whom he had become involved years earlier.) His role in The Saint also likely helped Moore land his career-making role: that of James Bond. James Bond Moore’s career on the big screen had never truly been dazzling, but his luck changed in the early 1970s when he was offered the role of James Bond, a beloved book and movie character for the ages created by British author Ian Fleming . Replacing Sean Connery , Moore made his Bond debut in 1973 in Live and Let Die. Moore kept a diary during the shoot and released a book based on it called Roger Moore as James Bond 007: Roger Moore’s Own Account of Filming 'Live and Let Die.' His own wittiest critic, Moore brought a lightweight insouciance to the role of James Bond in seven films over the next 12 years, including The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), For Your Eyes Only (1981) and A View to a Kill (1985).

With A View to a Kill, Moore was over playing the part of the dashing spy, and he announced his retirement from the series in December 1985. Post-Bond Life Once Moore hung up his Walther PPK and spy gadgets, he appeared in several more movies, although none would maintain the success of the Bond series. He went on to write a handful of books, including My Word Is My Bond: The Autobiography (2008), Last Man Standing (published as One Lucky Bastard in the U.S.) and Bond on Bond: Reflections on 50 Years of James Bond (2012). Moore has also been honored numerous times: in 1999 he was made a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) and was knighted in 2003. In 2008, Moore was named a Commander in France's National Order of Arts and Letters.

Along the way, Moore has survived various health scares—such as prostate cancer, heart trouble and, most recently, Type 2 diabetes—and three divorces (his marriage to Mattioli ended in 1996, and his fourth, to Kristina Tholstrup, began in 2002). But he has always stayed active in the charity realm, serving as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since 1991. In 2000 he received an International Humanitarian Award from the London Variety Club for his charity works. Fact Check We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us ! Citation Information Roger Moore Official Site Our story of the month: March 2004 Bonding together Courtesy of The Daily Mail Weekend of Saturday 1st November 2003. Two major health scares have changed the life of Roger Moore. The first resulted in him leaving his wife of 30 years for their Swedish neighbour, and a bitter fallout that threatened to tear his family apart. The second, a heart problem, has brought him even closer to his eldest son Geoffrey.

Now, after enduring years of divided loyalties, father and son talk together for the first time to Lynda Lee-Potter. Main photo: Terry O'Neill Last month Roger Moore went to Buckingham Palace to be knighted by the Queen. He looked dashing and distinguished in formal morning dress and his Swedish wife, Kristina, was exquisite in a Valentino suit. His eldest son, Geoffrey, and actress daughter, Deborah, accompanied their stepmother to the palace and watched Roger kneel as the Queen tapped him on the shoulder with the sword. "I'm just so proud of my father", says Geoffrey. "I felt overwhelmed with joy. He gave his bow after the Queen put the sword on his shoulder and, as he walked by us, he grinned and he was literally like a little boy. It is in recognition not of acting but of what he's done as ambassador for UNICEF , which I think is far more worthy of a knighthood. I was sitting next to my sister and Kristina and they were both crying. I love the Queen; she took time to talk to everyone".

Afterwards they all went to the Ritz for lunch and were joined by Geoffrey's partner, Loulou, and Kristina's daughter, Christina, who Roger affectionately calls Flossie. In the evening, he and Kristina gave a dinner party to celebrate his knighthood at Geoffrey's new London restaurant, Shumi . Guests included Bryan Forbes and Nanette Newman, and Roger's best friends and fellow knights Michael Caine and Sean Connery and their respective wives, Shakira and Micheline. That night, the affection that Roger's famous friends feel for him was palpable. Party goers unsed chopsticks to eat their food and I shared a bowl of lobster lasagne with Michael Caine, who, unlike me, is a dab hand with the chopsticks. The champagne flowed and as dinner began Roger lifted a glass to toast his wife, saying in the language of her birth "Min lilla älskling" wich means "My little darling". They married last year and Kristina has made him wonderfully happy. "She has this great calmness, she's given me peace", says the man who spent more than 30 years with his voluble, glamorous Italian ex-wife, Luisa.

Roger Moore with his wife Kristina Tholstrup Before that, he was married to singer Dorothy Squires, who was to tranquillity what Iain Duncan Smith is to charisma. Both of his extrovert ex-wives adored him and were angry and bitter when he left. In fact, Dorothy never got over him. Neither has Luisa, who met Roger when they made a film together in Italy. After day began to live together, Dorothy used to go around to their house and throw stones at the window. Roger Moore with his ex-wife Dorothy Squires It's taken several difficult years, but Roger's children have now accepted his new wife, while remaining protective of their mother. Initially, they refused to see Kristina and Roger didn't invite them to his wedding because he knew that their loyalties would be torn. In fact, Dorothy never got over him. Neither has Luisa, who met Roger when they made a film together in Italy. After day began to live together, Dorothy used to go around to their house and throw stones at the window. It's taken several difficult years, but Roger's children have now accepted his new wife, while remaining protective of their mother.

Initially, they refused to see Kristina and Roger didn't invite them to his wedding because he knew that their loyalties would be torn. Roger Moore with his ex-wife Luisa Mattioli Geoffrey has two daughters, baby Mia and four-year-old Ambra Chiara, and has inherited his father's charm and staggeringly handsome looks. Film stars don't always have easy relationships with their sons, but they adore each other. Geoffrey is endearingly honest and concedes that when his mother looks at him she sees the young Roger and is anguished by memories of what she's lost. It remains a traumatic situation but he knows that Luisa is not blameless. In the years after Roger first walked out she always left an empty chair at the table when the family sat down for Christmas dinner. "In the end", says Geoffrey, "we took the chair away". "The knighthood was difficult for Luisa: it was like pouring salt on the wound. She doesn't want to keep seeing Roger all over the papers because it's a reminder of how things used to be. Unfortunately, you never learn from happiness, only from misery. She's still beautiful, though it's hard for an older lady to be left alone.

Also you don't realise what you've had until it's gone. Of course, she says, "I'm better off without him", but she's still in love with him. He's a hard act to follow and I'm sure she knows that if she had been a little less Italian, a little calmer, he would never have gone. They'd still be together. Roger likes to swim on the surface, he wants to please people. He stayed till we were grown up, and I'm grateful for that". (...) In May 2003 while on stage making a guest appearence in the Morecambe and Wise tribute The Play What I Wrote , which has just transferred to Broadway, Roger suffered a syncopal heart attack. This means that though the heart is fine, it isn't pumping oxygen efficiently enough. "If it had happened when he was in a remote part of the world on UNICEF 's behalf", says Geoffrey, "he may well have died". Roger was wearing a frock and a wig playing a comic character called the Comte de Toblerone when he slumped to the floor. "I hadn't really been feeling very well and I was tired.

It was an accident waiting to happen and it was just lucky that it happened in New York. I've died on stage many times but not for real. I'd done this very energetic dance and was about to say the next line but suddenly I couldn't speak. Then I heard this great thump, which was my head hitting the stage". (...) Roger has turned insouciance and self-deprecation into an art form. He loves to laugh and the man who works nonstop to help the most deprived children of the world prefers to turn his own troubles into witty stories. After his collapse on stage, he was taken to the emergency room at manhattan's St Luke's and Roosevelt Hospital. "It was just like the television series ER; everything was going on. They started doing tests and the man in charge was an Indian doctor who was absolutely charming. He called my doctor in California and then my cardiologist called back and said, "You must have a pacemaker put in and not tomorrow but now. I will arrange a transfer hospital and a surgeon." So I was moved that evening to the other hospital. My poor younger son, Christian, had arrived from Los Angeles to see me in the play.

Somehow Kristina managed to find him and get him to the hospital. She was terrified, absolutely zonked out with fright and nerves. She came down to the operating theatre with me and I said to the anaesthetist, "I'm a terrible coward, I don't want to know too much about what's going on". He said, "That's fine." And the needle was slipped in while I was talking. The next thing I remember is coming to and the theatre assistant asking for my autograph. I left hospital the next morning and the lovely cardiologist came to see me off. He said, "This is not what doctors usually give you. At this stage, we normally present you with the bill, but there's $10.000 for UNICEF . I'm only sorry I'm not a Beverly Hills doctor because then it would have been then times more". Isn't that amazing? Most 76-years-olds would have gone home to be after life-saving surgery. Roger, in fact, went that evening to fulfil a long-term arrangement to speak at the "Bal des Berceaux" in New York Plaza Hotel.

"It's a big debutante coming-out charity ball and I was due to speak about UNICEF . So I said I would do it, though, obviously, not stay for the dinner or stand around doing pictures because I was a bit tired". Roger Moore, his wife Kristina and his son Geoffrey at the opening of his restaurant Shumi in London - October 2003 Roger makes this sound like a perfectly natural occurrence but he still had an intravenous drip in his arm and stitches in his chest. At the end of his speech, the entire ballroom, packet with New York's glamorous elite, rose spontaneously to give him a tumultuous standing ovation in response both to his moving words and his personal courage. He is famous all over the world and wherever he goes on UNICEF missions people shout "James Bond is there". It's immensely usefull when it comes to fundraising because everyone wants to meet him and his civility, charm and patience is endless. However, before 007 he became famous as Simon Templar in one of the most popular TV series. A very young unknown Julie Christie had a part in one episode and was so scruffy that she nearly got the sack. "She was homeless at the time.

She was sleeping rough and she turned up for rehearsals with her sleeping bag. Her fingernails were dirty and during rehearsals the producer said, "She's not very good". They were thinking of replacing her and then they saw the rushes and what happened on screen was magic, just as it was Marylin Monroe". Roger's secure working-class background, where he was an adored only child, has given him a stability and sense of proportion, which has alwayskept his feet on the ground. "My father was a police officer at Bow Street in London and met my mother when she was working as a cashier at a restaurant in the Strand. My dad was on point duty directing traffic and he could see her through the window. She was terribly pretty so he asked her out and took her to a dance. They were very happy together and rarely argued. I remember them discussing things, but there were never raised voices. My mother always said, "We have a rule that the sun should never set on an argument. If you have any disagreement you must make it up before sunset." (...) "My mother died at 82 and my father at 93, so he had ten years without her.

He married again, but he always thought of, and talked about, my mother. They'd been together for 60 years, so being left without her was a cruel act of fate." Geoffrey began his career as an actor and, in fact, as a child he played Roger's son in a movie called Sherlock Holmes In New York, with Charlotte Rampling playing his mother. He is now a hugely successful restaurateur but, at heart, he remains an actor. There have been suggestions that he should take over as James Bond after Pierce Brosnan and he certainly has the physique and the profile. Roger thinks he'd be terrific and he's always been good as recognising talent. Not long after he was famous he spotted a little-known actor in the street. He'd seen him the previous evening in a television play and went up to introduce himself and shake his hand. "You'll be a star onde day", he said to the young Michael Caine.

Shumi, 23 St James's Street, London, SW1, tel: +44 20 7747 9380 or visit shumi-london.com Roger Moore | James Bond Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia A View to a Kill Sir Roger George Moore, CBE (born October 14, 1927) is an English actor known for his suave and witty demeanor. He is known best for portraying two fictional English action heroes, Simon Templar in the television series The Saint, from 1962 to 1969 , and as Sean Connery 's successor as James Bond in the phenomenally successful film series from 1973 to 1985, and a UNICEF ambassador since 1991. Biography Roger Moore was born in Stockwell, London , the son of a policeman, he attended Dr Challoner's Grammar School in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England . During World War II , he served in the entertainment branch (above luminaries such as Spike Milligan).

He first appeared in films in the 1940s, as an extra, and then was a leading man, notably in television. Besides having been The Saint, many episodes of which he also directed, Moore was Ivanhoe, the noble knight, and featured as the leading man of The Persuaders! It was for this he was paid the then unheard of sum of one million pounds for a single series, making him the highest paid television actor in the world. While filming Octopussy in India in 1983, he was shocked at the utter poverty on display, Moore has engaged in humanitarian work. His colleague Audrey Hepburn impressed him with her work for UNICEF, and consequently he became UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 1991. He was the voice of "Santa" in the UNICEF cartoon "The Fly Who Loved Me." Moore was also involved in the production of an informative video for PETA that protests against the production and wholesale of foie gras.

Moore narrates the video, which shows how ducks and geese are force-fed in order to appease the demand for the "delicacy." In 1999 , Moore was created a Commander of the British Empire (CBE), and a Knight Commander of the British Empire (KBE) on June 14, 2003. Now in his late seventies, Moore appears only occasionally in film or television, notably an episode of the American TV series Alias, in 2002. Moore has a daughter and two sons with Luisa Mattioli; son Geoffrey Moore also is an actor, and owns a restaurant in London . Daughter Deborah Moore made a guest appearance as a flight attendant in Die Another Day . Moore underwent major but successful surgery for prostate cancer in 1993, an event he later referred to as a life-changing experience. James Bond There are a lot of apocryphal stories as to when Moore's name was first dropped as a possible candidate for Roger Moore as James Bond 007 the mantle of James Bond. Some sources, specifically Albert R. Broccoli from his autobiography When The Snow Melts, claim that Moore was considered for Dr.

No , and that he was Ian Fleming 's favorite for the role after apparently having seen Moore as Simon Templar; however, this story is often debunked by fans and Bond-film historians, who point to the fact that the series did not begin airing in the United Kingdom until October 4, 1962 —only one day before the premiere of Dr. No. Other sources, such as the insert for the special edition DVDs, claim that Moore was passed over for Bond in favour of someone who was older. As Moore is older than Sean Connery, this is probably not true. Publicly, Moore wasn't linked to the role of 007 until 1967 , when Harry Saltzman claimed he would make a good Bond, but also displayed misgivings due to his popularity as Simon Templar. Nevertheless, Moore was finally cast as James Bond in Live and Let Die ( 1973 ). Moore's seven years as Simon Templar earned him enough popularity (and credibility) among fans of detective fiction to earn many Bond fans' acceptance, despite the inevitable comparisons to Connery, who was and is a friend of Moore.

After Live and Let Die, Moore also played the suave and sophisticated agent in: Roger Moore in For Your Eyes Only his retirement from the role in 1985), and seven official films (Connery also made seven, but his last Bond film, Never Say Never Again (1983), is not part of the official EON Productions Bond series.) He is also the oldest actor to play Bond: he was 45 when he debuted and 58 when he announced his retirement on December 3, 1985. Moore's James Bond was light-hearted, more so than any other official actor to portray the character. Connery's style, even in its lighter moments, was that of a focused, determined detective. Moore often portrayed 007 as somewhat of a playboy, with tongue firmly in cheek. The humor served Moore and his fans well through most of his Bond tenure. Fans also relished the moments when his Bond was all business, especially in the more intense parts of The Spy Who Loved Me, For Your Eyes Only, and Octopussy (when, despite wearing a clown getup, he defuses a bomb).

It is generally agreed that of the six actors to have played Bond, Moore's portrayal was the furthest removed from the character created by Ian Fleming. In a commercial for London 's 2012 Olympic bid, Moore once again suited up as James Bond. He appeared alongside Samantha Bond , who played Miss Moneypenny in the Pierce Brosnan series of Bond films. External links Sir Roger Moore @ Fan Site - best source of information about Sir Roger Moore's film and TV work on the net Roger Moore at the Internet Movie Database. Sir Roger Moore's Official Website - contains articles on Roger's work with UNICEF as well as his entertainment career

Question: What was the occupation of Roger Moore's father?
Answer: Policeman